Name: Tengkrimchi Nora T SangmaEducational Qualification: Xll passedAge: 24Email Id: Noratsangma@gmail.comFacebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010145735360&fref=ts Tengkrimchi Nora T Sangma is a 24 year old young. She is pursuing BA programme from distance learning education mode and working as a entrepreneur. Before starting her own initiative Tengrimchi was working in a computer shop as typist. She had a dream to start such kind of shop by her own effort. When she came to know about DEFs initiative of W2E2 she came, got selected and completed 3 months training. During her 3 months training she learned how to work properly in MS word, Excel, PPT, Online activity, PageMaker etc. After starting Centre , Tengkrimchi is earning more than two hundred in a day approx. 5000 in a month and supporting her family. In her shop Tengkrimchi is offering services like photocopy, print, DTP, photo print, different online activity etc. Now she is a role model in her village and inspiring others also. People have a lot of expectation from her in regard of getting new information related to employment, scholarship etc. Tengkrimchi fulfilled her dream into reality from the learning’s she got from W2E2 programme.

Name : Polina G SangmaEducational Qualification: X passed Age: 25 Ms. Polina G. Sangma is a young motivated women who was working as a data entry operator in Shillon.(about 450 km from her home) Due to some family issues/problems ,she decided to come back so she can stay with her mother. Polina was quite disappointed as she decided to quit her job. After returning to home, she started working as a helper in some store. Polina got selected in W2E2 initiative and successfully completed 3 months training. With the help of laptop and other devices which she received under W2E2 programme, she started her previous job from her home. Now she is earning around Rs. 5000 in a month and leading a happy life. Polina spend 1-2 hour daily in teaching computer to nearby children and women. She is planning to purchase one more computer on installment basis to engage others and to enhance her livelihood opportunities in her work. Polina is grateful towards DEF for supporting her to become a entrepreneur.

Name : Smt. Suchitra R MarakEducational Qualification: Class viii passedAge: 35Email Id: Suchitramarak1@gmail.comFacebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/suchitra.marak.1?fref=ts Suchitra R. Marak is 35 years old lady who is working as secretary of SHG federation. Her education background is not very strong but her spirit is quite strong. She has very strong will to work for welfare of Garo women. She want to change economic and social status of Garo women’s .Suchitra is associating with women SHG from last 10 years and she realized that computer knowledge is important in daily life. She came to know that knowing computer is so important to get financial assistance from government. She applied, got selected and completed training under W2E2 programme. Along with the laptop and devices Suchitra is providing computer training to various women’s who are SHG member. Now she prepares all her reports on computer. By doing all this she is earning 4-5 thousand in a month. She is quite happy to be a part of W2E2 programme. She is very much optimistic towards online selling of SHG product through Facebook.

Name of Respondent: Effoline MarakEducational Qualification: Class xii passedAge: 38 Effoline Marak is 38 year old lady who is quite enthusiastic to learn new things. Effoline is working as a voluntary health worker under church organization. She belongs to a remote village. Her main objective to associate with W2E2 “is to help villagers by spreading all information related to health, mentioned by Govt. of Meghalaya. After completing her three months training she initiated Village health Index Register. She started earning good amount of money by doing the same for other. Another important source of earning is selling different health scheme form to village people. It is very difficult to get this kind of form in village level. Effoline use to download and store soft copy in her system. In case of need, she prints, sell and earn good amount of money. She also teach computer in evening time. Doing all these Effoline is earning 3-4 thousand in a month.

Name of Respondent: Lethina W SangmaEducational Qualification: Class xii passedAge: 40Email Id: slethina@gmail.comFacebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/lertina.sangma Lethina W. Sangma is a 40 year old lady having qualification up to xii. She working for a Church organization called Seventh Day Adventist Church. She is working with women division of the same. She has a desire to open new door for Garo women. After successful completion of her training, she started spreading digital literacy with a minimum charge especially for young women. In this way she is training good number of women. Besides this she is offering different citizen services like printing, Xerox, scan, passport photo etc. She is providing information and form for different scholarship programme. By providing above all she is earning 2-3 thousand in a month.

Name of Respondent: Hellen K. SangmaEducational Qualification: Class xii passedAge: 36Email Id: hellensangma@gmail.comFacebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/helen.sangma?fref=ts Hellen K. Sangma is a Garo women of 37 years of age. . She always has keen desire to spread computer education in different part of Garo Hills. After successful completion of training she started her centre at her village. She started digital literacy training for young people, women and for senior people. Besides all this she is providing all digital services including online shopping facility. It is important for Hellen to digitally literate her village. Along with all services, she is earning 4-5 thousand in month.

Name of Respondent: Lucky Merry G MominEducational Qualification: Upto xAge: 22 Lucky Merry G. Momin is a young women of 22 years of age having qualification of class x. She has desire to work for people and to make herself self dependent. She joined and successfully completed training. After training she established a center at her village. She had aim to empower her village people through ICT and information. She started disseminating public scheme information among rural people so that people can apply. She is trying to provide all basic services to community people so that without any travel or effort, people can get all information and forms at their door step. In her centre all type of forms like birth certificate, death certificate; driving license, postal insurance etc. are available. She is offering all basic services like photocopy, scan, printing and other digital services. She is earning an amount of 3-4 thousand rupees and supporting her family.

While working as a Anganbari Sevika in Kansa Society, Seromani got the opportunity to learn computers by enrolling herself for a digital literacy program under W2E2 initiative. She can now write reports, browse internet and do basic computers. She also runs a small centre where people can avail digital services like photo printing, scanning and internet browsing.

Jyoti got married soon after she completed 12th. Unlike others, she was lucky enough to continue her studies and work as a teacher in a private school. She completed her training in sustainable agriculture and learnt about animal husbandry and vermicomposting. She enrolled herself in W2E2 program and learnt basic computers. She honed computer skills during the training and registered for a DTP course in a local institute. Apart from the course, she also works as a coordinator in dCIRC and utilizes her digital skills to the maximum.

Manisha Devi runs a self -help group in her village primarily focusing on activities leading to sustainable agriculture. She learnt basic computers as part of the W2E2 digital literacy program. She can now work on computers and create reports in word file. She is an active member of Chief Minister Food Program (Mukhya Mantri Dal Bhat Yojana) and also runs a centre providing digital services to the community at nominal cost.

Driven with the zeal to change the status of women in her community, Rita joined Birsha Seva Perkalp and later joined Bal Sanskar Kendra where she worked for 4 years. She facilitated skill based trainings for community women in vermicomposting, food processing, fishery and sustainable farming. She trained herself in screen printing and later worked as a school teacher in a Private school. She joined digital literacy program and started using her newly acquired digital skills in screen printing.

Kiran devi, is a change maker in true sense. She learnt basic computers during the training and started using those skills in record keeping and documenting details of ‘Samuh ka Bachat’, a women’s based group run by her. Kiran Devi’s self- help group is empowering community women by orienting them towards financial independence and at the same time, inspiring them to take up digital literacy.

Anita Devi is an exceptionally strong willed woman who took it on herself to run the family kitchen when the only earning member in the family, her husband, fell terribly ill and there was nobody to support her at the time of crisis. She received training on mahua processing and started selling value added products like pickles, sweets, sauce made from Mahua flower. This helped her in contributing towards the family income. Currently, she runs a small eatery (dhaba) and wants to open a digital services corner within the dhaba for the local community. She envisions her dhaba as a place where people can come, enjoy food and also avail digital services like documents printing, photo printing, internet browsing and many more at nominal prices. She want more women to come, learn computers and become digitally literate as it will open doors of infinite opportunities for them just like it did for her.

Name: Hemlata KoliAddress: PashiyapuraEducation: BA pass and pursuing D.EdActivity: Computers + Tally (5.4) + StitchingFacebook ID: - Hemakoli@gmail.com Her father is weaver in Chanderi and weaving is main source of livelihood for her family. She is also involved in weaving activity along with her studies. She never thought even to learn basics of computer neither she knew anything about internet. It was W2E2 program which made her capable to think out of box. She learnt basics of computers and internet. She is capable of doing printing, scanning, photocopy and photography. In longer run, she wants to learn designing on computers so she can add more creative work in her weaving activity.

Name: Shanu JainAddress: Sadar Bazar ChanderiEducation: BCAActivity: Computers + Tally (5.4) + StitchingFacebook ID: - shanuchanderi@gmail.com Shanu is preparing for government job but apart from that she is self-employed too. She is running one boutique at her home where she stiches kurta, blouse and suits. Joining W2E2 program changed her way of work and now she is doing her work with the help of technology. She learnt doing designing from W2E2 program and now she is used to design on computers. She also checks new designs on internet. Now she has advantage over her competitors because of her digital skills. According to her “W2E2 is solely responsible to enhance her skills and in increase of her livelihood.